Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 707 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) aisle (c) knee (d) wrap
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) s (c) w (d) p
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) half (c) walk (d) foreign
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) h
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) knife (b) palm (c) climb (d) fasten
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) b
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) b
17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) sword (d) half
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) s (b) w (c) g (d) b
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) h
24. 24.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
25. 25.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) two (c) knee (d) raspberry
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) talk (c) sign (d) fasten
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) w
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) l (c) s (d) t
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
34. 34.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) write (b) fasten (c) reign (d) hour
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) w (c) g (d) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) palm (c) two (d) knit
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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